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U.S. equity firm to invest $70 million in Saab

Race-car fan and private-equity executive Alex Mascioli is pumping $70 million into Saab as the Swedish automaker works to stay afloat. Mascioli's firm, North Street Capitol, is buying $10 million in shares of Swedish Automobile, which owns Saab, and is also giving the company a $60 million loan to pay for the carmaker's reorganization. U.S.-based North Street Capital struck a deal in September to buy the Spyker sports-car business from Swedish Automobile for $44 million.

Range Rover Evoque Autobiography Dynamic (2014) first official pictures

By Ollie Kew First Official Pictures 17 February 2014 07:21 This is the 281bhp Range Rover Evoque Autobiography Dynamic. That long-winded name might lull you into thinking this is just a new trim level, but not so fast. This Evoque, with its highly tuned turbocharged engine, upgraded brakes, and retuned chassis system, is the hot hatch of Evoques.

Nissan Juke Nismo Concept (2011) first official pictures

Nissan will tomorrow unveil this Nismo-tuned Juke concept car at the 2011 Tokyo motor show, and it signals the start of grand plans for the company’s motorsport arm. Nissan Motorsport (Nismo) will tune mainstream models, and this Juke show car shows how such a strategy could come to fruition. So what is Nissan’s plan for Nismo?